Abstract:
This invention relates to cleaning compositions and methods for using them. Particularly, the invention relates to compositions comprising a surfactant and a cutinase enzyme. A preferred cutinase is derived from Pseudomonas putida ATCC 53552. Excellent cleaning is obtained with a surfactant mixture containing sodium dodecyl sulfate and octoxynol.
Abstract:
There are provided methods for making a mutant Bacillus subtilisin having altered oxidative stability, the methods comprising obtaining DNA fragment consisting of a region coding for a Bacillus subtilisin, and introducing a mutation into said DNA fragment such that the mutation is introduced in a region encoding a methionine, tryptophan, cysteine or lysine, sensitive to oxidation, such that upon expression of the mutant subtilisin one or more codon regions encoding for methionine, tryptophan, cysteine or lysine is replaced with an amino acid other than methionine, tryptophan, cysteine or lysine, preferably alanine or serine.
Abstract:
A cloned subtilsin gene has been modified at specific sites to cause amino acid substitutions at certain spots in the enzyme. The modified enzyme, preferably produced by Bacillus, is useful in combination with detergents.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of milling grain, especially corn, comprising cleaning the grain, steeping the grain in water to soften it, and then milling the grain with a cellulase enzyme.
Abstract:
A cloned subtilisin gene has been modified at specific sites to cause amino acid substitutions at certain spots in the enzyme. The modified enzyme, preferably produced by Bacillus, is useful in combination with detergents.
Abstract:
An improved process for removing insoluble nitrogen-containing compounds from cured tobacco uses alkali or a combination of protease and nonprotease depolymerase, rather than simple protease extraction.The method of the invention is more efficient and results in a more effective extraction of protein.
Abstract:
There are described methods for making mutant subtilisins, the methods comprising obtaining a DNA fragment from a Bacillus subtilisin and introducing a mutation into the fragment by substituting at least one amino acid, transforming a suitable host cell with the mutated DNA, recovering a mutant subtilisin and screening the mutant subtilisin for certain altered enzymatic properties.
Abstract:
Processes for producing various heterologous polypeptides which when expressed are either incorrectly processed and hence asssociated with the surface of the host cell or are not processed to mature form. More specifically, processes for the production of heterologous non-human carbonyl hydrolases expressed either in host cells incapable of producing enzymatically active endoprotease or host cells deficient in enzymatically active extracellular endoprotease are disclosed. Such non-human carbonyl hydrolases generally are incapable of autoproteolytic maturation and become associated with the surface of expression hosts which are deficient in enzymatically active extracellular endoprotease. Processes for preparing non-human carbonyl hydrolase and heterologous polypeptides which are expressed as part of a fusion polypeptide are also disclosed, as well as non-human carbonyl hydrolases which are substantially free of the host cell membrane with which they are normally associated.
Abstract:
Recombinant host bacteria and plasmids for making the bacteria using recombinant DNA techniques are described. The plasmids contain DNA coding for subtilisin with an amino acid substitution. Expression of the plasmid DNA results in production of a modified subtilisin.
Abstract:
This application represents an invention based upon the discovery of a novel thermophilic organism, its isolation from natural source and to the unique thermostable hydrolytic activity produced by this bacterium, this activity being useful for industrial purposes.